Hackers Exploit Signal’s Linked Devices Feature to Hijack Accounts via Malicious QR Codes

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Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors have been observed targeting individuals of interest via the privacy-focused messaging app Signal to gain unauthorized access to their accounts.

“The most novel and widely used technique underpinning Russian-aligned attempts to compromise Signal accounts is the abuse of the app’s legitimate ‘linked devices’ feature that enables Signal to be used on multiple devices concurrently,” the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) said in a report.

Hackers Exploit Signal’s Linked Devices Feature to Hijack Accounts via Malicious QR Codes: Hackers Exploit Signal’s Linked Devices Feature to Hijack Accounts via Malicious QR Codes
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